Next week (finally) “Introduccion a Windows Communication Foundation” will hit the book stores. It’s the first book I’ve authored entirely on my own, and for now I can say that I won’t be writing another for at least a few years. It drains a lot out of you. It’s been a fun and at times frustrating ride, but at the end of the day, it’s good to see your work completed.

So what is this book and why is it in Spanish? Well to be honest, it started out as a tutorial I started writing in Spanish, seeing the lack of documentation that existed on WCF. However, the project got converted into a book and took a bit longer than expected. Who is this book aimed at? For people who have little or no knowledge of WCF. It’s not an in-depth book (around 200 pages), but at the same time it’s not a “superficial” one either. I try and cover most of the important concepts that are used in WCF and are needed in daily work.
It’s not a Hands-On-Lab (which I don’t like personally) in that you don’t follow a series of steps to create a project. I explain the concepts behind each thing I introduce and don’t cover each and every individual step required, since most of them are obvious and not related to WCF. In other words, if you’re expecting a book like:

Select File -> New -> WCF Service Library

Create a new App.Config file and type <bla bla bla>

Build and Deploy

then it’s the wrong book for you. I introduce concepts gradually but explain them fully.

It also is not a reference book or an in-depth book about WCF or it’s extensiblity (and that’s why it’s called Introduction to WCF).

Having said all that, if you buy it, I hope you enjoy it and provide me with feedback. For more information and purchasing options see Krasis Press